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Olga Lyubarova
Casting Director
Olga started to work in the casting industry in 2015 in Ukraine, working on local and international projects across Europe. She launched a Casting Industry Association, the International Forum of Casting Directors, and a Casting Platform 'Dreamcast' in Ukraine. In 2022 she moved to the UK where she is now based and is a member of CDG in GB. Her last feature film "Pamfir" was premiered in Cannes during Director's Fortnight 2022 and was nominated for European Academy Award.
FILMS | COMMERCIALS | TV
Year | Position | Project | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 - ... | Casting Producer | Various | Various | iSiteTV |
2023 | Casting Director | Feature film 'Buka' | Filip Hilesland | Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa, Poland |
2023 | Casting Director | Short film "Fly" | Alexander Kuehn | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
2023 | Casting | Documentary Film “Die Spaltung Der Welt 1939-1956” | Olga Chajdas | Iris Films, Germany |
2022 - 2023 | Casting Assistant | Various | Various | National Theatre, London |
2022 | Casting Assistance | TV series 'For All Manking' | Various | Apple TV+, UK |
2022 | Casting Assistance | Feature Film 'The Ceremony' | Jack King | Strive Films, UK |
2021-2022 | Casting Team Lead | Various | Various | Fabiosa Media, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Associate | Feature Film "On Nature" | Oleh Zborovskyi | Film.ua, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director | Short Film "Diaper Cake" | Anastasia Babenko | Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema |
2021 | Casting Director | Feature Film "Dissident" | Stanisław Gurenko, Andriy Alferov | Joy Films, Ukraine/Czech |
2021 | Casting Director | Short film "Pearl river" | Anton Shahtorin | Persha Studia Development |
2021 | Casting Director | Short Film "Ice-hole" | Anastasia Gruba | Bosonfilm, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director | Teaser "Average Life" | Alexei Sobolev | UkrKino, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director, Ukraine | Feature Musical "Euphoria" | Elian Peled | SE Film, United Channels Movies, Israel |
2021 | Development Producer, Casting Director | Feature film "Good bye Fashion" | Svitlana Lishchynska | Bridgit Films, KinoArtil, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director | Short Film "Broken" | Solomia Tomashchuk | Up Ua Studio, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director | TV series "Suicide", 2 episodes | Harold Franklin | Driu Production, Germany/Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director | TV series "Our perfect kids" | Liza Smith | Bosonfilms, Les Films D'ici, France/Ukraine, preproduction |
2021 | Casting Director | Short Film "Black Dog" | Nikita Zahr | Tabor production, Ukraine |
2021 | Casting Director | Feature film 'Pamfir' | Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | Bosonfilm, Les Films D'ici, Ukraine/Poland/France |
2021 | Casting Consultation | Feature Film "Disco Boy" | Giacomo Abbruzzese | Films Grand Huit, Dugong Films, Donten & Lacroix, Panache Productions |
2020 | Casting Director, Ukraine | Feature Film "Air balloon" | Rani Saar | SE Film, Israel |
2020 | Casting Director | Feature Film 'Stepne' | Maryna Vroda | Vroda Studio, Ukraine/Germany |
2020 | Casing Director, Ukraine | TV series "Mayanek": "Uman" & "Nigmar" episodes | Alon Zingman | SE Film, Yoav Gross Production, Israel |
2020 | Casting Director | Teaser "Petrol station" | Yulia Hontartuk | Babylon'13 |
2020 | Co-Founder | Networking event 'Script & Cast Pitch' | - | Dreamcast |
2020 | Co-founder | Forum of Casting Directors | - | Ukrainian association of Casting Industry, Dreamcast |
2020 | Casting Director | Short Film "Phase" | Nikolay Zaseev | Esse Production, Ukraine |
2020 | Casting Director, Actress | Short Film "Dad's Sneakers" | Olha Zhurba | Pronto Film, Ukraine |
2020 | Founder, CEO | Casting Platform 'Dreamcast' | - | - |
2020 | Casting Director | Short Film "Unwanted People" | Anastasia Mamontenko | Real Pictures, Ukraine |
2019-2022 | Co-founder, Chairwoman | Ukrainian casting industry association | - | - |
2019 | Casting-director | Web-series "Freedom finance" | Iryna Petrikey | Storytellers production, Ukraine |
2019 | Casting Director | Teaser "Kobzar 2000" | Oleksiy Daruga | Gallery Vision, Ukraine |
2019 | Casting Director | Feature Film "Trans-Atlantic" | Ariel Cohen | SE Film, Israel |
2018-2022 | Casting Director | TV Commercials | Various | Various |
2018 | Casting Director | Short Film "Desaturated" | Marina Stepanska | Esse production, Ukraine |
2018 | Casting Director | Feature Film "Glowman" | Bence Fliegauf | Limelite production, Ukraine/ Hungary/German |preproduction| |
2018 | Co-writer, development producer | Short film "In Joy" | Maryna Roshchyna | Up Ua Studio, Ukraine |
2017 | 2AD, Actors' Assistant | Feature Film "Easy" | Andrea Magnani | Pronto Film, Ukraine |
2017 | Casting Consultant | Feature Film "Falling" | Maryna Stepanska | Tato Film, Ukraine |
2017 | Casting Director | Short Film "Weightlifter" | Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | Garmata Film, Ukraine/Poland |
2017 | Casting Director | Short Film "5 minutes" | Yana Antonets | Go Ua Production, Ukraine |
2016-2018 | Casting Director | TV Commercials | Taras Dron | BNProduction, Ukraine |
2016 | Producer, Casting Director | Short film "Diorama" | Open Group | Open Group |
2015 | Extras Casting & Coordinator | Feature Film "Selfieparty" | Liubomyr Levytskyy | Vitamin Film, Ukraine |
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